A policeman attempts to put out a fire in a riot-affected area of Ahmedabad in 2009.

There are Hindus. There are Muslims. There are Buddhists. There are Christians. There are others, too.

Whether practitioners of these religions are considered minorities in South Asia depends, of course, on where they are. And often, even when the minority is clear, the nature of the majority is not.

Yet, a new report entitled “State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010” published yesterday by London-based, European Commission-funded Minority Rights Group International makes for depressing reading almost wherever you look across South Asia. Read More »

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